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Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: I want to be very careful and talk in principle. I do not want to mention any company or legal issue. In principle, is it good practice to loan a company €6.6 million without any recourse to the directors of the company? In other words, if one has a company or a vehicle to which the Department or a local authority decides to loan money on an interest-free basis, what happens if that...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: Is this loan repayable?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: Does Mr. McCarthy deem it good practice that a local authority would advance a loan to a private company without any guarantee either from directors or from any other personal guarantee to get its money back?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: I will try to move away from the legal issues and the case about which Mr. McCarthy is talking, and focus on the principle that was pursued here. We need to be very careful when spending taxpayers' money. Allowing any local authority to enter into agreements and advance interest free loans of the magnitude that is suggested in this report in The Irish Timesto any company without any...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: While I am not talking about this case, if someone is into sharp practice in business and a company is wound up, and if any individual, not a Department, advances money to a company structure without any security of guarantees and that company is liquidated and goes out of business, that is it: the money is gone. Does Mr. McCarthy accept that?

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: I understand what Mr. McCarthy is saying, but I would be very concerned that this would be a route that in the modern day environment a Department would go down. I think it is very serious. In addition there is an issue relating to tendering. That is also raised in this article which is now public. No tender process was entered into for this expenditure. That would concern me. Does it...

Public Accounts Committee: 2015 Annual Report of the Comptroller and Auditor General and Appropriation Accounts
Vote 34 - Environment, Community and Local Government (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: I am very surprised that on foot of a risk assessment we would decide to lend money to a structure that has no security and in addition it did not go out to tender for the money. That is a very poor move by the Department.

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: 229. To ask the Minister for Health further to his visit to a hostel (details supplied) when a house medical card will be issued; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11075/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Nursing and Midwifery Board of Ireland (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: 230. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the reason for the delay in responding to a person returning to County Westmeath from Australia in respect of registration (details supplied). [11077/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Medical Card Applications (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: 239. To ask the Minister for Health if he will expedite an application for a medical card for a person (details supplied); and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11091/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Alcohol Sales Legislation (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: 246. To ask the Minister for Health to outline the progress of the Public Health (Alcohol) Bill in view of the concern from small business regarding alcohol curtains and enforcement of same; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11121/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Greyhound Industry (2 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: 307. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine the reason the pension agreements with the Irish Greyhound Board, IGB, have not been honoured and the parameters changed for an organisation (details supplied) in County Westmeath; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [11099/17]

Written Answers — Department of Education and Skills: Schools Building Projects Status (1 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: 37. To ask the Minister for Education and Skills the status of the construction of a new school for a school (details supplied) in view of the fact that the school is due to be open to students in September 2018; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [10109/17]

Written Answers — Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government: Repair and Leasing Scheme (1 Mar 2017)

Peter Burke: 188. To ask the Minister for Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government when local authorities will be able to access funding for the repair and lease scheme; the way applications will be made; if extra allocation will be made for towns such as Longford with above average levels of boarded-up properties; the timeframe for this process; and if he will make a statement on the matter....

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 562. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment in respect of a person (details supplied). [9816/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Hospital Appointments Status (28 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 595. To ask the Minister for Health the status of an appointment for a person (details supplied). [10136/17]

Written Answers — Department of Health: Health Services Staff Data (28 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 596. To ask the Minister for Health the number of physiotherapists that are on maternity leave and if they are being replaced at Longford health centre. [10139/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Bord na gCon Expenditure (28 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 668. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if he will provide a detailed analysis of rental payments paid by Bord na gCon directly, or by individual greyhound stadiums, for structures and car parks, in tabular form; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9704/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Agriculture Scheme Payments (28 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 673. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine his plans for payment to maintain hedgerows under the GLAS scheme; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [9787/17]

Written Answers — Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine: Basic Payment Scheme Applications (28 Feb 2017)

Peter Burke: 697. To ask the Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine if a review is to be carried out to allow a person (details supplied) the opportunity to apply for entitlements of the basic payment scheme 2015 under force majeure. [10222/17]